Where does “*meldos” come from?

*meldos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “*meldos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “*meldos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meld- →
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